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Rob Conlon

Joined 20 Jan 2017

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Rob Conlon 10 May 2025

Bergkamp’s greatest first touch isn’t that one…or that one – it’s this one

Johan Cruyff during the Netherlands win over East Germany in Gelsenkirchen at the 1974 World Cup in West Germany.

Rob Conlon 25 Apr 2025

Johan Cruyff: An incredibly cool footballer, a terribly uncool musician

Juventus striker David Trezeguet

Rob Conlon 15 Oct 2023

David Trezeguet’s journey from overlooked outsider to Juve hero

Artist's image of David Batty playing for Leeds United at Elland Road.

Rob Conlon 02 Aug 2023

A forensic analysis of David Batty bullying Sampdoria just for fun

Matteo Brighi playing for Juventus against Valle D'Aosta. Italy, July 2000.

Rob Conlon 31 Jul 2023

The curious case of Matteo Brighi, once FIFA’s best player in the world

Italy's goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, left, has words with France's Zinedine Zidane during the World Cup soccer final between Italy and France in the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Sunday, July 9, 2006.

Rob Conlon 09 Jul 2023

Why Gigi Buffon, not Marco Materazzi, is to blame for Zizou’s red card vs Italy

Rob Conlon 01 Jul 2023

Clarence Seedorf in Brazil: A perfect swansong in his football utopia

Rob Conlon 29 Jun 2023

Fires, threats & friendship: Inside the worst year in Football League history

Rob Conlon 23 Jun 2023

A forensic analysis of Zizou’s unreal World Cup 2006 QF display vs Brazil

Denmark international Michael Laudrup playing for Barcelona against Real Madrid

Rob Conlon 15 Jun 2023

‘I won 10-0’: When Michael Laudrup ruled El Clasico for Real & Barca

West Ham's Joe Cole

Rob Conlon 29 Apr 2023

A celebration of peak Joe Cole: ‘A special player, full of fantasy’

Soccer - FA Carling Premiership - Leeds United v Arsenal 11th May 1999

Rob Conlon 01 Apr 2023

Arsenal & Leeds used to kick f*ck out of each other and even Wenger loved it

Barcelona's Ronaldinho takes on Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos.

Rob Conlon 25 Mar 2023

A forensic analysis of the night Real fans stood to applaud Ronaldinho

Rob Conlon 21 Feb 2023

The greatest goals never scored: Fernando Torres vs Real Madrid, ’09

Rob Conlon 06 Feb 2023

Darren Bent: I celebrated like maniac v Spurs; it was superb at Sunderland